Overview
- His family confirmed the death on Monday, with no cause or circumstances disclosed.
- Some outlets reported unverified claims that he died in Gambia.
- The South London artist, born Joseph Ellis, emerged in the mid‑2000s with early mixtapes before a Mercury deal and a BBC Sound of 2012 nomination.
- He scored a UK Top 20 hit in 2012 with Overload and later focused on production as Zeph Ellis, creating the influential instrumental XCXD BXMB used by Kano and AJ Tracey.
- Wiley, Sway and DJ Logan Sama were among those posting remembrances, praising his impact on peers and younger artists.